Research Guides: Soil Science

INFORMATION NEED	GUIDE
Need personal assistance	Contact Robert Sathrum, Natural Resources Librarian Ask a Librarian (in-person, phone, chat, email)
Understand how and where information in soil sciences is published	Literature of Science Soil Science Journals
Organize your search for scientific information	Searching the Scientific Literature
Find papers in journals, conference proceedings, etc.	Articles and Databases: Soil Science
Find books, conference proceedings, theses, dissertations, etc	Finding Books in Soil Science
Use "reference" materials to 1) gain a better understanding of a topic; 2) identify key scholarly literature; or 3) locate specific information for experimental work.	Guides to Reference Sources Directories Dictionaries and Encyclopedias Handbooks and Manuals Soil Classification Soil Databases
Find information from government agencies	Natural Resources Agency Government Documents and Reports U.S. Forest Service Publications
Find quality information on the Internet	Internet Subject Directories/Portals/Gateways
Find soil maps	Geospatial Resources - Maps and Atlases: Soil Maps
Find information on California soils	California Environment Information Sources - Soils Northwestern California/Klamath Bioregion Environment Information Sources - Soils
Organize and cite references; write a paper; prepare a presentation	Information Management and Communication in the Sciences